Can a defendant exclude evidence of a prior DUI and a statement he made to a police officer at the scene of the accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, B261044 (Cal. App. 2016):
1. Appellant also moved to exclude evidence of a prior DUI and a statement he made to an officer at the scene of the accident. The court deferred ruling, explaining these were issues for trial. No evidence of appellant's prior DUI was introduced at trial.
2. Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531.
3. California v. Trombetta (1984) 467 U.S. 479.
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